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"Bed blockers": Ready to go home, still in hospital "Bed blockers" is the somewhat derogatory term used to describe patients - most of them elderly - who are occupying a … Read
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As the changes mandated by the Health and Social Care Act begin to be put in place across the NHS, there's still disagreement over how much it's costing - or saving - the public purse. Who's right? Read
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The Coalition has said that it's a policy to be proud of. But the media has reported that, by the government's own admission, very few pensioners will benefit from the new cap on social care costs. Is the devil in the detail? Read
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Readers may have noticed the hot weather. But according to the Times, hundreds of lives have been claimed by the latest heatwave to hit the UK. How should we understand the numbers behind it? Read
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One MP raises concerns that banning drugs can be counter-productive. We raise concerns about the numbers. Read
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Is the report into high death rates at NHS hospitals the victim of political spin and media misreporting? Read
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Every day 11 women come to England or Wales from Ireland to terminate their pregnancies. Who are they and how do they compare to other nationalities? Read
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As a government-commissioned 'food plan' calls for radical measures to change how our children eat at school, do the numbers suggest it's justified? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Though official estimates put the number of people employed under zero-hours contracts at around 200,000, new figures suggest that over 300,000 social care workers are employed under these terms. Which of these figures is correct? Read
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"It's a key principle of the advertising regulatory system that if you make a claim in your ad, you've got to be able to prove it." That's what the Advertising … Read
